Security experts were naturally not amused with this loophole, and did come across suggestions that criminals as well as terrorists might actually take advantage of drone technology in order to execute an attack plan or pick up confidential information on the movements of the Prime Minister or Royal Family.
Not only that, drone flights happen to be permitted to make their way over GCHQ in Cheltenham, which is the vantage point from where Britain’s surveillance agencies keep stock of global signals traffic. Admiral Lord West, a former Labour security minister and senior Royal Navy officer, did claim that this loophole was a “great concern” and that the Government should “take action urgently”. Needless to say, we concur! We do know that Royal Parks in London no longer welcomes drones though.